"Welcome to my life"—this is how a comic artist describes her Instagram page Life of Jolie. Life of Jolie is a fresh comic 21-year-old Johanne Lid from Norway started when the world turned into a madhouse back in March to illustrate what her everyday life looks like. Funny and quirky slice-of-life comics have everything an "average" person can relate to—her personal struggles, cute and challenging relationship moments, adorable and sometimes unpredictable pets, as well as some precious childhood memories. Although her comics follow the life of a fictional character, most of them are so real and dear to her heart, you can tell they depict real-life experiences.
So we would like to invite you to the Life of Jolie, who has at least a tiny part of all of us. Don't miss our interview with the artist below and don't forget to upvote your favorite comics!
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It took me like a full minute to get it I'm so disappointed in myself. Sweet lord of pasta I need to sleep.
Are you sure it isn't the nargels? (Excuse the spelling, if it's wrong)
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Load More Replies...The artist behind Life of Jolie, Johanne Lid, told Bored Panda she was inspired by other artists, especially autobiographic comics, to share her own experiences, and a suddenly much emptier schedule during the time of lockdown encouraged her to give it a shot.
"It basically started when corona and quarantine started back in March. I suddenly had a lot of time so I got myself an iPad and an Apple pencil and started drawing this character named Jolie that is very much inspired by my own life! I haven't drawn that much comic-style drawing before, so I have to say that my first comics are really bad (but I have progressed a lot since then and now it’s just fun to look back at my earlier work)."
mine too :D Sometimes it's really frustrating, but I love her
Load More Replies...this happens to me while i am sleeping, i get up in the middle of the night (which is veryyyy hard) and then he just does this and im like wtf
This was my cat this morning. He was ready, he had his harness and leash on, I opened the door... and there was the snow. He noped.
It strange to me as an American to hear that you have to pay for bags...interesting.
In the EU you're not allowed to give free plastic bags. It's to battle waste plastics.
Load More Replies...BIG hug for everyone working in the customer service! Been there, done that...
This is reality. "I am not paying 10 cents for that bag! Give me my 10 cents back right now!" "Ma'am, there's a line of 20 people behind you..." "I don't care!"
I ALWAYS try to make my cashier's day feel a little bit better, just a few kind words and a smile can go a loooonnng way! Ask how their day is so far, make a joke about the weather...engage them as actual PEOPLE, not slaves!!
Johanne Lid is a self-taught artist who is currently studying music science. As much as she loves it, drawing comics brings her joy.
"I have liked doing art since I was a kid, and I have always been quite creative, I think. I remember in kindergarten that other kids asked me to draw bows for them (bows were my specialty). I am self-taught. The comic style was new to me when I first started the comic, so it took some time before the drawing got to the standard that I wanted (and I still seek to be better!)"
The artist says she's glad she started posting her comics so that she can track her artistic development.
I didn't think of giving it to the cashier, thought maybe they be annoyed but now see that's a good option.
I did it a couple of times. In big stores when I was already far away from the place where I took it from when I decided I didn't want to buy it after all
Load More Replies...I was a cashier at a grocery store once upon a time... there's a thing called "go-backs". each register has a spot for these items and these are collected periodically and it's some employee's task to put the things back on the shelves. (obviously not for parishable items). DO NOT FEEL BAD about handing the item to the cashier, they know how to handle it! :)
The worst is when someone goes to the deli and has fresh cut meat or cheese then decides they don't want it and leaves it on a random shelf in like, a cereal aisle... they do it with milk and eggs etc. What an asshole to do something like that!
My mom does that, she even takes other peoples misplaced things off the shelves and puts them back where they belong
oh i see so many misplaced product every time i go to the store and in my mind is man people too lazy that they cant put back what they pick up
i thought this would be a "i'm not the oTHer gURls. i dRinK s0dA!" comic lol
Oh, I hate when people just leave the unwanted items wherever they feel like...
in my local shop kids and adults just throw stuff w***y nilly so if you are in the pillow aisle there is a huge chance you will find some chips or half eaten candy bar
"I find inspiration in every aspect of life! I can stand in the shower and suddenly a comic idea about shower curtains falls into my head. I like to look at my comics as portraits of stories about the small struggles in life with a comedic twist! I want to make something people can relate to!"
It's no accident that the protagonist of the comics, Jolie, is portrayed as a young adult. Lid draws inspiration from her personal life and recreates those experiences in quirky illustrated stories.
"It is very much inspired by my own life, that’s why Jolie is portrayed as a young adult, trying to find my way in adult life. I also make comics about fears and things that haven’t happened, but I'm afraid they will (the mirror/glass comic, for example)."
yep! sometimes i even say to people "turn off the lights, i want to stay sleepy!"
Bedtime, My husband is 'not tired' so keeps playing and falls asleep in front of the computer. So I save the game and turn it off, only to wake him up in the process. He claims he was awake the whole time and turns the computer back on - only to fall asleep again within half an hour (wash and repeat).... I wish I could set a timer on that sucker, the same way you can with teenagers mobile phones.
Every time! I can’t stay awake for most movies if the lights are off. It has to be really really reaaaalllllyyyy interesting.
That devil is literally my friend, that's exactly how they look, how they would react, and how they would dress
"It obviously takes a lot of time, so that must be the biggest struggle. I always want to post as regularly as I can, and that takes time. But it makes it all worth it to see people's responses!! People are so kind, and I have been so lucky to have such great followers!" Lid said.
The way it was drawn is so creepy. I wouldn't want hands reaching at me in the shower!
It took me yeeeaaars before someone tipped me on using magnets! Sounds weird, but works like a charm. Most tubs or bins you stand in are magnetic. So just keep a magnet in the shower and attach that evil curtain to the tub with it as you shower.
Me too. I have glass now and I dread moving again and having to use a curtain.
Load More Replies...I feel like creepy shadows demons are watching me every time I shower and I have to press my back against the shower wall or else I'll see shadows on the wall and I don't know if that's just me or what
I have a plastic step stool in the walk in shower just to prevent this. Also useful for scrubbing feet
Shower curtains can get sucked into the shower because the warm air in the shower rises and the cooler heavier air on the other side pushes in. Then the plastic sticks to your wet skin. Mostly a problem with thinner, lighter weight shower curtains.
Load More Replies...I have heavy-ish polyester window curtains around my shower. They don't stick to me. Win!
The current state of the world has definitely affected all of us, so we asked Lid how she has been dealing with the lockdown besides making her art possible.
"I’m not the most social person to begin with, so it hasn't really changed so much when it comes to socializing (I live with my boyfriend and we always have a great time). My biggest struggle has been fear, mostly the fear of spreading the virus to someone I love."
comfort is the most important thing. that and pockets. but they don't put pockets on underwear
Well, though I do enjoy the idea, it would be difficult to retrieve items from underwear pockets.
Load More Replies...you can clearly see how hopefull the bf is to see some smexy s**t but yes those are VERY comfy looking
They need separate covers. Winter duvet, hot water bottle, bed socks, hat and gloves for her. Light fleece blanket and "chillow" set for him. I have heat pads for feet and pain, hat, socks and gloves and often an ice pack and fan at the same time. Add to that I'm now at "that" age so can shift from cold to melting in a heartbeat
Lid loves to dream that in the future she could make a living out of comics, but for now, she continues with the journey of the Life of Jolie. She currently has almost 4k followers and is on a mission to make their days brighter and less alone.
"I want to make people feel less alone, which is especially important in the state of the world today. Jolie is a girl with a lot of imperfections, but that is also what makes us human!"
The artist has a piece of advice for other artists who aspire to share their creative expressions publicly in the same positive spirit: "Just do it!! (not a Nike advertisement). But really, just do it! If you want to do something, it’s better to do it than to regret that you didn't!"
Yea he looks worse than the girl
Load More Replies...That's me every night. But the face on her make me almost spill my milk.
How dare this artist spy on me and then make a comic about my life! XD
That was my first thought! The bulbs are kind of expensive though.
Load More Replies...Why not put on the lamp first and then turn off the room lighting switch?
Our stairs have a light switch at the top and the bottom so i cant relate😅
You made me miss my mom, i did the same when i would see her eating fruit :(
Self care changed my life, but I think a lot of the messaging (not this comic, elsewhere) about what self care is is toxic and antisocial (in the technical sense).
this happends to me everytime me and my family try to go somewhere. i get hurt.
Me when I wake up at 2 am because I have to pee vs me waking up at 8 am with everyone telling me to get out of bed NOW!
Has anyone noticed how blunt the comments are on this artical? Just me? .... k
Same. I’m disallowed from watching it again until 2022 :-/
Load More Replies...was it Gilmore Girls? because no matter how much I watch that show it's not enough
The genuine concern before she explained was so sweet, but fr that is a tragedy
"you're such a wannabe-emo-poet" yeah well that's practicaly what emo poetry is so...
yeah i can confirm the “poetry” i attempt to write is very wannabe emo poet
Load More Replies...Haha I do the same thing, it’s just so cute! Why the fûck are cats so cute!?! 😡
I had a big teddy bear that I had my mom turn around at night because it scared me. It could face me in the day though.
Still not as freaky as the hand made Raggedy Anne and Andy dolls I was given. They stayed folded up in a taped shut box in a cupboard with doors that stuck shut for twenty years...til I gave them to a friend's daughter (she loved them, and took them everywhere).
It's known as the Doorway (or Boundary) Effect. Basically, when you enter a new room, the brain empties the 'buffer' in your short term memory to be ready for the new environnement.
And she remembers at the most convenient of times.
I couldn't be sleeping. I would be busty identifying all the other demons in the room.
Load More Replies...ever heard of a sleep paralysis.They sit there waiting for you to wake.But then you close your eyes and they can't do anything download-6...6597c.jpeg
see, this is what Twilight does to you. other than making you want to date a super old stalker guy
I love how you own that! Keep it up! I've only read a snippet of it at my cousin's house, it was pretty interesting.
Load More Replies...Ugh, I hate Twilight. Vampires aren't sparkly. They never will be sparkly. AND NO GOSH DANG HUFFLEPUFF CAN BE BATMAN!!!!!!!
Lol. He has a plate to keep the shaving cream on. It looks like he is an artist! XD
Looks more like he shaved earlier and is now doing the dishes.
Load More Replies...This quarantine has resulted in some funky facial hair styles for me. My wife and kids are SO EMBARASSED when I go to the store with them with my goatee and Salvador Dali moustache.
Me too. I used to say that dogs were way overrated... until i saw one...
Load More Replies...I cuddled every do in my apartment. (ofcourse before the pandemic)
I had a dog who snored - somehow it is so much cuter than human snores! The dogs I have now do take over the bed though.
that's not too bad. when i was 10 i pooped my pants and didn't notice for 12 hours. that's bad. in my defense, i had an 104 degree fever.
I raised a wild squirrel. Then I let her go and she had babies in my barn. I love squirrels too :)
Load More Replies...it's because dentists are masters in the language of "mouth stuck open"
Your friends are faking it. no one looks like that after an actual workout.
A friend of mine does an online exercise class and the trainer gets them to post photos afterwards. Everyone looked amazing but there she was all sweaty and pink in the face - then he realised that everyone else was using photos from before the session.
I am also a triplet and in elementary school we were called the tomato triplets because we turned bright red after recess
That is literally me right now--I'm supposed to be doing an assignment, but I have no idea how, so I'm just not.
ask a friend! But not the teacher. They can see through ANYTHING.
Load More Replies...I used to set a timer for the study period and then again for the break - better not to leave it until your body is crying out to stop.
Story: so there’s this hotel my mom’s side of the family went to and we went on like this flower safari-ish thing.... anyways they pointed to a strawberry flower and it was the only one in sight. I, of course, immediately plucked and said loudly, “You mean THIS ONE?” So ye
Because everyone else is using metaphors to answer your question, I'm gonna answer it clearly: Thumper is humping Jolie's mom's leg.
Load More Replies...sorry to be that guy... but you’re :) just trying to spread good grammar, friend
Load More Replies...lol i love that game my fave villigars are june and pekoe, june is my ultimate fav
My sister has Pekoe. My favorite villagers are Lolly and Felicity. I also really like Kabuki
Load More Replies...so basicly when it is time for outside chores think of it as animal crossing.I guess I'll try it
Same. It takes so much time to try on clothes and take them off and put them back until you find what your looking for
Load More Replies...This thing is so relatable that every single comment on here is just ppl saying, "me"
Glug glug glug ha glug drown glllll...arrrgghhh 💦
Load More Replies...This thing is so relatable that every single comment on here is just ppl saying, "me"
Glug glug glug ha glug drown glllll...arrrgghhh 💦
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